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Paige Mathews starred at her reflection in the mirror. She ran her fingers over her cheeks. She then touched her eye brows slightly. “They were right I am horrible looking” Paige mumbled. She lifted up her shirt and traced her tummy with her fingers. “GOD I am fatter then Piper was when she was full term with Wyatt” Paige grumbled. Paige had been at a temp job for a modeling agency it was her job to have all the make up set up and the snacks for the crew set up. She had passed by a group of blondes who started picking on her. “She could be a model if she lost about fifty pounds and changed that awful red hair color” “Yeah” the other blonde snickered “And gets a better tan”
Paige didn’t let it bother her then she continued with her work. It wasn’t until she got home and the emotions took over her. “I am ugly” she wailed as she burst into tears and fell to her knees in front of the mirror in her room.
Piper balanced Wyatt on her hip and a bag of grosheries and his diaper bag. “A little help here” She called.
Paige pulled her self together the best she could and went down stairs. She took the food bag and the diaper bag from her oldest sister. Piper narrowed her eyes at Paige. “Are you ok”
Paige nodded “Yeah sure why wouldn’t I be” Paige asked.
“Honey your eyes are puffy and your nose is red” Piper said pointing out the obvious.
Paige sniffed hoping it would go by un noticed. “I was around a lot of cats today at the modeling shoot” Paige lied.
“Paige you are not allergic to cats” Piper said with a tone in her voice that was saying she knew she was not telling the truth.
Paige snapped “Do you want help carrying this stuff in or do you want to grill me here”
“Paige I am just trying to help don’t get fresh with me please” Piper scolded.
Paige stomped into the kitchen and slammed the bags down. Piper rolled her eyes and set Wyatt down in his play pen. “You stay her little man while mommy makes dinner and No orbing” Piper said with a stern face but a giggle.
“Paige our dinner is in there please don’t slam it” Piper said taking the bag off the counter and began to remove the items from it.
“It’s your dinner I am not hungry” Paige said.
Piper sighed “Paige it’s four o’clock why don’t you see if you are hungry when it’s dinner time”
“I won’t be” Paige snarled.
Piper placed her hand on Paige’s fore head. “Your not warm do you feel ok”
“PIPER I FEEL FINE” Paige yelled before stomping up the stairs.
Piper groaned “Oh I love her when she is in a bad mood” Piper grumbled.

Phoebe skipped up behind Piper when she got home from work. She threw her arms around her sister’s waist. “Oh how was my big sister’s day” Piper whipped around and smiled. “Oh I am so glad to see one of my little sister’s in a good mood” Phoebe laughed “I am in a great mood but I am getting the vibe that Paige is not” Piper placed her thumb on Phoebe’s nose. “Bingo give the girl a prize” Phoebe gave one of her famous gut laughs that always made Piper giggle.
“Well do you want me to go and try and talk to her” Phoebe asked sincerely. Piper shook her head. “No leave her be she’s not used to always having sister’s she has gotten better but sometimes she reverts if we pressure her to much. But you could go play with Wyatt for me”
Phoebe’s smile got wider. “Now that is a chore I like. Oh Wyatt Auntie Phoebe is going to come eat you” Phoebe called running out of the room.
Piper started to smiled but started to laugh when she heard her son give a happy squeal followed by his baby laughter.


“PAIGE DINNER NOW” Piper screamed from the bottom of the stairs.
Paige made her way to the landing. “Piper I told you I am not hungry” she yelled back down.
“Well that’s too bad you can still come down and join the family at the table it’s not like we have that much normalcy in our life and when we can have it I demand it” Piper called back up to her.
“FINE” Paige yelled back down. Piper could hear her stomp down every step. “Paige you had be smiling when you enter my kitchen” Piper called to her. The stomping continued but once she entered the kitchen she stopped stomping and put on a fake smile “Is this what you want” she asked in a sugar sweet voice. “Well it is better then nothing” Piper said back in the same sugar sweet voice.
Paige sat down and pushed her plate aside when Piper put it in front of her. “Piper can you take me to the gym tomorrow I don’t have my membership but I can still in with you” Piper nodded “Ok I am not doing anything tomorrow and Leo is going to have Wyatt” Paige gave a real smile. Piper smiled “Aww there is the Paige I like” Paige blushed. Well when I loose all this weight and do something with my appearance you will like me even more. Paige thought.

The next morning was hectic at the Halliwell manor as Piper tried to get Phoebe and Wyatt ready for their days. She packed Phoebe’s lunch and Wyatt’s diaper bag. She also made breakfast for the whole family. Paige bounded the stairs in her sweats ready for the gym. “Paige breakfast” Piper said grabbing Wyatt a sippey cup. Paige ignored her and grabbed a water bottle. “So when do we go to the Gym” Piper looked at her watch. “In hour sweetheart go to the table your plate is waiting” Paige bit her lip. Her stomach was growling but she couldn’t eat. She went to the table and used her fork to spread her eggs around her plate. She didn’t know Piper was watching her out of the corner of her eye. “Paige that trick never got past Grams when I did it. Now quit playing with your food and eat please” Paige sighed “Piper I am not hungry” Paige said. “Paige you didn’t eat last night I know you have to be a little hungry” Paige shook her head. “I am not” Piper handed Wyatt his juice. “Paige please eat five bites for me” Paige sighed and did so. But she never swallowed. Once Piper’s back was turned she quietly left the table and spit the food into the toilet. She brushed her teeth and went back down stairs.
“Paige are you sure you are up to going to the gym” Piper asked.
Paige nodded “Oh yeah” Paige happily said.

Piper sighed and looked at her watch. They had been at the gym for over three hours. She was tired she kept trying to pry Paige away from a machine but Paige would say no and run away and it took Piper forever to find her. Piper showered and changed and went to find Paige. She found her on a row machine going faster then Piper had ever seen anyone go before. She could also see her sister was soaked in sweat. “Ok this is crazy she didn’t even eat breakfast this morning” Piper looked around and noticed no one was in this room with Paige. She took a deep breath and froze the row machine. “What the” Paige said when she could no longer make the machine work. “Do not finish that sentence Missy” Piper said causing her to jump. “Piper you froze this didn’t you” Piper nodded “I see you are a bright child. But seriously Paige it’s late we have been here for hours its time to go” Piper said leaning down and pulling Paige to her feet. She had never felt someone so covered in sweat. She grabbed Paige’s water bottle and it was empty so she lead Paige to the bathroom slash shower room and set her on a bench. “Here” she said handing Paige her bottle of water. “Drink it all” She then grabbed some paper towels and soaked them in cool water. She made her way back to Paige and began to pat her with it. “Ok shower now” Piper said guiding Paige to the showers. Paige got in and handed Piper her clothes over the shower door. Piper took them. “Oh my god gross” Piper muttered under breath as she rung sweat out of them. “Paige what were you thinking honey your body is going to be sore” Piper said to her sister as she placed the clothes in their duffel bag. She washed her hands and waited for Paige to come out of the shower. “Piper can I come here again tomorrow” Paige asked with hope in her eyes. Piper shook her head. “No way honey you are going to kill yourself here” “What ever Piper” Paige grumbled. Piper sighed. “Paige I will take you in the morning but you can stay for one hour only and if you start sweating that much again I am dragging your sorry butt home” “right” Paige said in the shower. Piper just rolled her eyes.
As the girls drove home Piper pulled up to a drive through her stomach was killing her and she didn’t want to cook for a change. “I’ll take a salad please” she said into the clown’s mouth. “What do you want Paige” Paige shook her head. “Nothing I forgot my wallet at home” Piper shook her head. “Paige your with your older sister it is part of my job to keep you alive now what do you want” Paige shook her head again. “I am not hungry Piper” Piper groaned in frustration “OK I will take another salad and two waters please” Piper said giving Paige a smug look. “When you are with a chef you eat” Piper pulled up to the window and paid for their lunch. When they got home she set the table. “Hey this is kind of nice I don’t think it’s ever been just the two of us for lunch” Paige sat in her chair and glared at the salad. Piper sat down and opened her package of dressing. “I have extra ranch dressing do you want more for your salad” Paige shook her head. She pushed the dressing back. “I am not eating my salad with dressing” Piper looked at the salad in disgust “That’s nasty Paige” Paige just shrugged her shoulders and started to pick at her salad. Piper watched her. “Paige I am starting to get worried are you sure nothing is bothering you” Paige smiled “Yeah I am fine”
After lunch was over Paige said she was going to go nap. Piper nodded and let her leave the room. Paige got to her room and changed into some shorts and a tank top. She thought she heard Piper go to her room. Little did she know Phoebe had come home for lunch and that’s who she heard up stairs to change she had spilled her coffee on her pants at work that morning. Paige crept down the stairs. She didn’t even see Piper sitting on the couch. She made her way out the door and started to jog. She was two blocks away from home when a car pulled up beside her. “Paige Lindsay you get in my car right now” Piper said sternly. Paige looked at her. “Why is jogging bad?” “Gee because of the torture you put on your body this morning. I can’t have you so burnet out that if a demon attacks you can’t fight back” Paige was about to protest but Piper snapped. “CAR NOW OR I AM GOING TO KICK YOUR ASS” Paige hated it when Piper yelled like that. She got in the car. Piper put the car in drive and drove back to the manor. “Go take a nap Paige your poor body is probably ready to die” Paige didn’t want to admit that she hurt. When she got to her room she studied her self in it. “Why do I have such a dimple in my chin? Prue Piper and Phoebe all got really good looks from mommy why didn’t I” Paige asked beginning to cry. She picked up a book and threw at her mirror to her surprise it went through the mirror causing glass to shatter and go flying. She screamed as some glass flew at her. She closed her eyes and turned her back to it. She felt it fly by her. In a second it was all over. She looked down and noticed that glass grazed her arm. Now she had blood pouring out of it. She grabbed a napkin and placed it on her arm. Seconds later Piper burst into her room she saw glass every where. “Paige what happened are you ok” Paige nodded “Sure I am” Piper looked at all the glass and saw the book in the pile of it behind where the mirror had been. “Paige did you throw that book at your mirror” Paige bit her lip giving Piper the answer she needed. “Ok squirt I don’t know what is going on in your head but I need you to go to the bathroom so I can clean your arm up. Then you are going to nap in my bed while I clean this mess up” Paige knew better then to argue with her sister so she left the room leaving Piper standing there with her jaw hanging.

Phoebe came home from work tired. “Oh Piper I love the days you have off” she said smelling Piper’s dinner cooking. Piper giggled. “So how was your day honey” Phoebe nodded “fair” Piper laughed “What kind of answer is that” “The only one I could think of being so tired” Piper shook her head. “Would you please go get your sister and tell her dinner is ready, she’s in my room napping on my bed” Phoebe gave Piper a confused look. “Your bed” Piper rolled her eyes. “Paige broke her mirror in her room today so I sent to her to my room so I could clean up the mess. “Ouch that is seven years bad luck” Phoebe said with a smirk. Piper playfully hit her on the bottom. “Don’t say that and go get your sister” Phoebe laughed and left the room.
She made her way into Piper’s room and noticed Paige sleeping peacefully “Paigey get up” Phoebe said in a baby voice while running her hand over Paige stomach. Paige groaned “No, go away I am not hungry and I don’t feel well” Phoebe sighed and nodded “Ok honey if that’s what you want” Phoebe could tell Paige didn’t feel well because of how grumpy she was.
Phoebe came back down the stairs seconds later. “She says she is not hungry and she doesn’t feel well and she fell back asleep” Phoebe reported to Piper. Piper sighed “Fine what ever” she mumbled setting a plate down in front of Phoebe. “You know it does not surprise me on her not feeling good with how she tried to kill her self at the gym.

Two weeks went by and Paige’s attitude got worse she ran more and ate less. Phoebe and her went to the gym every day for two hours and Paige would work herself to the point of breaking.
Piper was home alone while grumpy Paige and Phoebe were at work. She looked around the manor in disgust. None of them had been home all that much to clean it up. So she took a day off and began to clean. She did laundry for everyone. She made piles and took them to their rooms. She put her and Wyatt’s clothes away first, then Phoebe’s and last but not least Paige’s. She hung up all her clothing then moved to her under wear she began to put in where it went when her hand ran across a bottle. She pulled it out and realized it was diet pills. She groaned as she flopped on to Paige’s bed. “Missy Paige what are you doing” Piper sat there for five minutes before she could move.
She called Phoebe at work and asked her what they should do? Phoebe was confused and in shock too. She told Piper to handle it the way Prue would. Piper giggled “Beat some since in to her huh Phoebes” Phoebe giggled “Why not it won’t hurt her any more then she is hurting herself right now” Piper agreed and hung up.
Paige came home an hour later. In a rotten mood Piper heard her slam the door. “Paige baby I need to talk to you in my room” Piper called from the top of the landing. Paige grumbled. “Yeah yeah yeah I am coming” Paige said stomping up the stairs. She went into Piper’s room. Piper shut the door behind her. “Missy Paige sit on my bed please” Paige sat down and crossed her arms over chest. “Is this going to take long” She said with a snarl.
Piper tried to hold back her anger. “Watch it” Piper glared at her. “Paige I found these when I was putting away your clothes” Paige’s eyes filled with rage. “HOW DARE YOU GO THROUGH MY THINGS” she yelled at her. Piper shook her head. “HOW DARE YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO YOUR SELF PAIGE IT’S SELFISH PHOEBE AND I WOULD DIE IF WE LOST SOMEONE ELSE” Piper yelled right back. “Paige you are too smart for this crap” Piper took a deep breath. “Can you tell me why you are doing it honey” Paige looked at the ground she could feel tears starting to prick at the back of her eyes. “Because the models said I was ugly and they should know they are models” Piper’s heart broke in a million pieces seeing her youngest sister so torn up inside by stupid models. “Paige they are fake they live in pictures I hate models” Paige looked up at Piper. “But I am ugly and fat my skin is so light and I have a dimple in my chin and my eye color does not fit with my skin complex” Piper sat down next to Paige. She grabbed her chin so she was forced to look at her. “Ok first of all I think your chin is adorable and your skin is beautiful it’s always soft and perfect”
Paige let the tears start to flow. Piper pulled her up and guided her to a mirror “Now look at us closely we both have the same thing. It’s something we have that Phoebe and Prue don’t” Paige looked in the mirror but could not see it. “Paige look at our eyes honey” Paige looked closely. “There brown Phoebe’s eyes are brown” Piper shook her head and sighed. “Honey Phoebe’s eyes are a deep brown are eyes are the exact shade of light brown” Paige looked closer Piper was right they were the same color” Piper smiled “I noticed that when you first moved in here and I was looking at a picture of us” Paige smiled. “I guess they are the same.” Pipe nodded “Yup the exact shade of mom’s” Paige smiled “So you mom and I have something in common” Paige asked. Piper nodded “We sure do”
Piper pulled her into a hug. “Paige you are beautiful and I don’t ever want you to think you are not” Paige sniffed and let Piper wipe away the tears with her thumb. “Now come with me” Piper said grabbing the bottle of diet pills and guiding her to the bathroom. “Dump these in the toilet” Paige did so. Piper hugged her again. “There is one last thing. For the next month once a week you have an appointment with a counselor” Paige was about to protest but Piper stopped her “Ahh no just listen eating problems don’t just go away with a hug and I love you. Paige I am not dumb please just do this for me” Paige nodded and hugged Piper. “Ok I’ll do it only if you come with me” Piper nodded “Anything to get you going squirt. Now come eat a sandwich with Sissy” Paige laughed and let Piper kiss her. “Ok” Piper’s eyes glowed that’s all she wanted was an ok to the sandwich and she got so much more.